EP2129492B1 - Douille pour clef et procédé de desserrage d'un élément de fixation - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
- B25B13/00—Spanners; Wrenches
- B25B13/02—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws
- B25B13/06—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws of socket type
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
- B25B13/00—Spanners; Wrenches
- B25B13/02—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws
- B25B13/04—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws of ring jaw type
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
- B25B23/00—Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers
- B25B23/02—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts
- B25B23/08—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation
- B25B23/10—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means
- B25B23/105—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means the gripping device being an integral part of the driving bit
- B25B23/108—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means the gripping device being an integral part of the driving bit the driving bit being a Philips type bit, an Allen type bit or a socket
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
- B25B27/00—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for
- B25B27/14—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same
- B25B27/18—Hand tools, specially adapted for fitting together or separating parts or objects whether or not involving some deformation, not otherwise provided for for assembling objects other than by press fit or detaching same withdrawing broken threaded parts or twist drills
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- This invention relates to a socket to be used with a handle as a wrench (in Great Britain wrenches are referred to as spanners) which can be used for the purpose of tightening or slackening various types of nuts, bolts or screws (hereinafter referred to as fasteners).
- the head portion of a ring wrench or socket usually has an inner shape and size complementary to that of a typically hexagonal fastener head.
- the head of such a wrench has an inner surface, which surrounds the fastener head with only a small amount of play between the inner surface of the wrench or socket and the fastener head. As torque is applied to the wrench or socket the torque is transmitted to the fastener head to turn the fastener in the appropriate direction.
- Ring-type sockets and wrenches are preferable to open jaw type wrenches and sockets as the torque applied to the wrench is transmitted to the fastener via a much larger contact area and the ring head of the socket or wrench Ring-type sockets and wrenches can also transmit far greater torque without harmful distortion of the fastener head and with less chance of the wrench or socket slipping off the fastener.
- Ring-type sockets and wrenches can also transmit far greater torque without harmful distortion of the fastener head and with less chance of the wrench or socket slipping off the fastener.
- the fastener would normally require to be removed by other means than a socket or wrench.
- a further problem is that sometimes when using a wrench further purchase power may be required to tighten or slacken a fastener.
- Ring wrenches or sockets however can seldom be used to operate damaged or rounded fasteners, in particular those in recessed areas where the space surrounding the fastener head is restricted.
- Torque tightening wrenches which can operate partially rounded fasteners are known, but these normally require unrestricted access to the fastener head. These wrenches / sockets are incapable of operating severely damaged or worn fastener heads.
- the invention provides a socket for a wrench, said socket comprising a fixed portion provided with a first fastener receiving aperture and a rotatable portion provided with a second fastener receiving aperture, said fixed and rotatable portions being disposed such that said first and second fastener receiving apertures are in overlying relationship to define a fastener receiving space and said rotatable portion being rotatable with respect to said fixed portion to adjust said fastener receiving space.
- the invention also includes a method of loosening a fastener, said method comprising locating a socket having a fixed portion defining a plurality of fastener engaging faces and a rotatable portion having a plurality of fastener engaging faces over said fastener, applying a rotational force to said socket such that there is relative rotation between said fixed and rotatable portions to cause an adjustment of a fastener receiving space defined by said fastener engaging faces.
- Fig 1 illustrates in perspective a first embodiment of a socket (1) for a wrench comprising a socket body portion (3), rotatable ring portion (2) and a fixed ring portion (4).
- the socket body portion (3) has a drive spigot recess (3d) complementary to a drive spigot (11a) of a known ratchet (11).
- Fig 2 illustrates the socket (1) dismantled, showing it's various component parts, including the socket body portion (3) with it's post fixing holes (3a) in which respective ends (5a) of the posts (5) are retained.
- the rotatable ring portion (2) is restricted in rotational movement by the engagement of the posts (5) with the ends of the rotational slots (2a).
- the fixed ring portion (4) is suitably retained by the posts (5) within the fixed ring post holes (4a) and the post retention ends (5b) at their extremities.
- a fastener (9) with it's fastener drive surface (9a) is also illustrated.
- Fig 3 shows a second embodiment of a socket (1) for a wrench in the form of a wrench head.
- the rotatable ring portion (2) is retained within a slot (7c) by the posts (5) and the fastener drive surface (2b) preferably has a polygonal surface similar to the profile of the fastener drive surface (7b) of the fixed wrench portion (7).
- a handle portion (8) with an optional grip (8a) has a socket (1).
- Fig 4 shows the various component parts of the wrench head form of the socket (1) illustrating the fixed wrench portion (7) and the posts (5).
- the posts (5) have post retention ends (5b) at either end and are fixed within the fixed ring post holes (7a) and through the rotational slots (2a) of the respective rotatable ring portions (2).
- Fig 5a shows an example of the fixed ring portion (4) of Figs 1 and 2 illustrating the across the flats (A/F) measurement within the fixed ring fastener drive surface (4b) recess (4c).
- the fastener drive surface (3b) of the socket body (3) corresponds to the fastener drive surface (4b).
- Fig 5b illustrates an example of the rotatable ring portion (2) having a fastener drive surface (2b) comprising a fastener drive concave surface (2c), a fastener drive convex surface (2d) and a corrugated surface (2e).
- Figs 5c and 5d show an end view of the socket (1) of Figs 1 and 2 with the fixed ring portion (4) removed and the drive surfaces (2b) and (3b) shown flat for ease of representation.
- the posts (5) are in their unoperated position in relation to the said rotational slots (2a).
- the flank drive or six point (A) fastener drive surfaces (2b and 3b) and the across the comers (A/C) measurement are also indicated. It will be appreciated that the six point (A) fastener drive surface (4b) and the A/C measurement for the fixed ring portion (4) corresponds to that of the socket body (3).
- Fig 5d shows the posts (5) in their fully operated position in relation to the rotational slots (2a).
- the six point (A) has now become a twelve point (B) composite of the fastener drive surfaces (2b, 3b) (and 4b) and usefully the across the corners (A/C) measurement has also been substantially reduced.
- Figs 6a and 6b show an end view of the socket (1) of Figs 1 and 2 with the fixed ring portion (4) removed and a worn / damaged fastener drive surface (9c) engaged by the rotatable ring portion fastener drive surface (2b) and socket body portion fastener drive surface (3b).
- the rotatable ring portion (2) rotates within the confines of the rotational slots (2a) restricted by the posts (5).
- the socket (1) is shown partially operated in the drive direction (D), yet imparting a substantial grip on the undersized, worn or damaged fastener drive surface (9c) via the remaining fastener drive undulations (9b).
- the corrugated surface (2e) provides further mechanical grip upon the worn or damaged fastener drive surface (9c).
- Fig 6b shows the rotatable ring portion (2) fully operated imparting further grip on the fastener drive surface (9b, 9c).
- Figs 6c and 6d illustrate in plan view a third embodiment of the socket (1) where, for illustration purposes only, the fixed ring portion (4) is removed.
- the rotatable ring portion (2) in relation to the socket body (3) is eccentric in that, as shown in Fig 6c , initially the profiles of the at-rest socket body fastener drive surface (3b) and the rotatable ring portion (2) fastener drive surface (2b) are aligned but as shown in Fig 6d when the rotatable ring portion (2) is rotated relative to the socket body (3) the posts (5) act upon the suitably offset said rotational slots (2a) to cause the fastener drive surface (2b) to travel in the offset (O) direction, further reducing the across corners (A/C) distance in that direction and thereby increasing the drive grip upon the fastener (9) to be operated enabling even a circular fastener drive surface (9d) to be operated.
- Figs 6c and 6d further show the rotatable ring portion (2) provided with bias members (10) in the form of springs fitted in the rotation slots (2a).
- the bias members 10 act against respective posts (5) to urge the rotatable ring portion (2) into the open position at which the fastener drive surfaces (2b, 3b) form a similar profile .
- Fig 6d shows the rotatable ring portion (2) rotated in the drive direction (D) against the bias members (10), which are compressed to store a restoring force for restoring, or returning, the rotatable ring portion (2) to the open position.
- Figs 7a and 7b show a fourth embodiment of a socket (1) for a wrench which operates in the same general manner to that shown in Figs 6a and Fig 6b .
- the fastener drive surface (2b) is generally aligned with a fixed fastener drive surface (4b).
- the fastener drive surface (3b) of the socket body housing (3) of the Figs 1 and 2 embodiment has been replaced by a fastener drive surface (4b) defined by an inner fixed ring portion (4).
- An outer fixed ring portion (4) is fixed by known means to the socket body housing (3e).
- the outer profile of the fixed ring portions (4) incorporates post recesses (4d) which suitably interact with the socket body incorporated posts (3f) to prevent any movement between the socket body housing (3e) and the fixed ring potions (4).
- the rotatable ring portion (2) in this embodiment incorporates posts (2f) and recesses (2g) which interact with the socket body incorporated posts (3f) and rotatable ring recesses (3g) allowing the rotatable ring portion (2) to rotate within the socket body housing (3e) inner recess (3c) within the confines of the said posts (2f, 3f).
- the drive spigot recess (3d) is shown to be a known square drive.
- Figs 8a, 8b , 9a, 9b and 9c illustrate a fifth embodiment of a socket (1) for a wrench, which operates in the same general manner to that shown in Figs 6a and 6b .
- the fastener drive surface (2b) of the rotatable ring portion (2) is generally aligned with the fastener drive surfaces (4b) of the fixed ring portion (4).
- a positioning pin (12) within a positioning pin slot (3i) enables manual alignment of the fastener drive surfaces (2b, 4b).
- the unoperated or at-rest position is visually indicated by a position mark (3h).
- the fixed ring portions (4) are held either side of the rotatable ring portions (2) within the socket body housing inner recess (3c).
- the outer profile of the fixed ring portions (4) incorporates post recesses (4d) which suitably interact with the socket body incorporated posts (3f) to prevent any movement between the socket body housing (3c) and the fixed ring portions (4).
- the rotatable ring portion (2), incorporated posts (2f) and recesses (2g) interact with the socket body incorporated posts (3f) and said rotatable ring recesses (3g) to allow the rotatable ring portion (2) to rotate within the socket body housing inner recess (3c) within the confines of the posts (2f, 3f).
- the rotatable ring portion (2) is rotatable in both drive directions (D) from the unoperated or at-rest position shown in Fig 9a .
- the fastener drive surfaces (2b, 4b) are generally convex.
- the outer fixed ring portion (4) is not shown in Figs 9a, 9b and 9c .
- the fourth and fifth embodiments shown in Figs 7a to 9c can be modified by reducing the length of three of the posts (3f) such that those posts do not extend to the free end (3j) of the housing inner recess (3c).
- the reduction in length of the three posts (3f) provides a seating for the outermost of the fixed ring portions (4).
- the length of the three shortened posts (3f) should be such that the inner fixed ring portion (4) and the rotatable ring portion (2) can fit behind the outermost fixed ring portion (4) with sufficient clearance to allow the rotatable ring portion to rotate.
- ring portions (2) and (4) can be modified by providing a greater number of rotatable ring portions (2) and fixed ring portions (4).
- the ring portions (2) and (4) preferably alternate.
- an innermost fixed ring portion (4) would be located at the inner end of the housing recess (3c) followed by a rotatable ring portion (2), another fixed ring portion (4), another rotatable ring portion (2), yet another fixed ring portion (4), yet another rotatable ring portion (2) and an outermost fixed ring portion (4).
- the outermost fixed ring portion (4) preferably seats on the ends of a number of shortened posts (3f).
- the number of post recesses (4f) provided in the outermost fixed ring portion may be reduced in number to take account of the number of shortened posts (3f).
- the outermost ring portion (4) has three fewer post recesses (4f) than any other fixed ring portion (4).
- the offset feature shown in Figs.6c and 6d can be incorporated in either of the embodiments shown in Figs 7a to 9c , so increasing the number of fastener head drive (9a) sizes the sockets (1) can usefully operate.
- This can be achieved by offsetting the respective axes of the apertures that define the fastener drive surfaces (2b), (4b) such that as the rotatable ring portion (2) rotates relative to the fixed ring portions (4) the fastener drive surface (2b) effectively makes a translational movement with respect to the fastener drive surfaces (4b).
- the sockets (1) each have one or more rotatable ring portions (2) sandwiched between parts (3), (4) or (7) that define fixed fastener drive surfaces (3b), (4b) or (7b) .
- the socket may comprise just one rotatable ring portion cooperating with just one fixed fastener drive surface (3b), (4b) or (7b).
- the fixed fastener drive surface can be formed in the socket body portion (3) or, as shown in Figs 7a and 8a .
- the fixed fastener drive surface can be formed in a separate generally annular member fitted to the socket body portion.
- the fastener drive surfaces of the socket may be configured to allow a wide variety of size of fasteners to be operated by the same socket.
- the fastener drive surfaces can enable the operation of both an as new 19mm A/F fastener head and when fully operated an as new 16mm A/F fastener head.
- the socket can operate across a range of fastener sizes.
- a socket (1) can be configured such that unoperated the fastener receiving space is effectively 17mm A/F (across / flats) and approximately 19.8mm widest across the corners and by rotation of the rotatable portion can be adjusted to 17mm widest across the corners, which is equivalent to 14.65mm A/F.
- the or each rotatable ring portion of the socket can be made capable of rotating in both directions from a mid at-rest or unoperated point (for example. 30° in either direction). This makes the socket capable of operating undersized fasteners (within it's size limitations) in either rotational direction so that it can be used for both tightening and undoing such a fastener.
- the illustrated embodiments provide a socket that can be used to remove worn or damaged fasteners.
- the rotatable ring portion When engaged upon a worn fastener drive surface, the rotatable ring portion is preferably held still while the socket is rotated.
- the socket As the socket is rotated, its fastener drive surfaces come into contact with any undulations left on the fastener drive surface in an ever-tightening manner until locked upon the fastener drive surface. Any further torque applied to the socket is transmitted to the fastener to turn the fastener.
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- Douille pour une clé, ladite clé (1) comportant une partie fixe (3, 4 ; 7) munie d'une première ouverture de réception d'élément de fixation et une partie rotative (2) munie d'une seconde ouverture de réception d'élément de fixation, lesdites parties fixe et rotative étant disposées de telle sorte que lesdites première et seconde ouvertures de réception d'élément de fixation sont en relation de chevauchement afin de définir un espace de réception d'élément de fixation et ladite partie rotative pouvant tourner par rapport à ladite partie fixe à des fins d'ajustement dudit espace de réception d'élément de fixation.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ladite seconde ouverture de réception d'élément de fixation repose dans un plan et ladite partie rotative (2) est rotative dans ledit plan.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans laquelle ladite première ouverture de réception d'élément de fixation est une ouverture polygonale qui définit une pluralité de surfaces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation (3b, 4b ; 7b) et ladite seconde ouverture de réception d'élément de fixation est une ouverture polygonale qui définit une pluralité de surfaces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation (2b) et ladite partie rotative est rotative entre une position au niveau de laquelle les surfaces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation desdites première et seconde ouvertures de réception d'élément de fixation sont sensiblement alignées pour la mise en oeuvre d'un premier nombre correspondant de faces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation et une position au niveau de laquelle lesdites surfaces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation sont hors d'alignement ce par quoi le nombre de faces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation est augmenté pour faire le double dudit premier nombre.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 3, dans laquelle lesdites surfaces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation (2b, 3b, 4b ; 7b) comportent une partie centrale convexe.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 4, dans laquelle lesdites parties convexes ont chacune un sommet situé de manière excentrée dans la direction allant dans le sens de la longueur des surfaces respectives de mise en prise d'élément de fixation.
- Douille pour une clé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant une pluralité desdites parties fixes (3, 4 ; 7) ayant une dite partie rotative (2) disposée entre celles-ci.
- Douille pour une clé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle la partie rotative (2) comporte une pluralité d'évidements (2a ; 2g) dans lesquels sont reçus des éléments de guidage fixes respectifs (5 ; 3f), lesdits évidements et éléments de guidage fixes guidant de manière coopérative la rotation de ladite partie rotative.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle lesdits évidements (2a) sont arrangés à des fins de coopération avec lesdits éléments de guidage fixes afin d'entraîner la translation de ladite partie rotative au cours d'au moins une partie du mouvement de rotation de celle-ci.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 7 ou la revendication 8, comportant un corps (3) définissant un logement (3e) pour ladite partie rotative (2), lesdits éléments de guidage fixes (3f) étant définis par ledit corps.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 9, dans laquelle lesdites parties de guidage fixes comportent des parties de guidage fixes ayant des extrémités espacées par rapport à une extrémité dudit logement et définissant un siège pour une dite partie fixe, lesdites extrémités définissant un jeu pour ladite partie rotative dans lequel ladite partie rotative peut tourner.
- Douille pour une clé selon la revendication 9 ou la revendication 10, comportant un élément (12) faisant saillie en provenance dudit logement (13e) et raccordé à ladite partie rotative (2) ce par quoi un utilisateur peut faire tourner la partie rotative dans ledit logement jusque sur une position requise.
- Douille pour une clé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, comportant au moins un élément de sollicitation (10) permettant de solliciter ladite partie rotative (2) jusque sur une position au niveau de laquelle ledit espace de réception d'élément de fixation est à sa taille maximale.
- Clé comportant une partie manche ayant une douille pour une clé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes au niveau d'une extrémité de celle-ci, ladite douille formant une seule pièce avec ladite partie manche de ladite clé.
- Procédé de desserrage d'un élément de fixation, ledit procédé comportant l'étape consistant à positionner une douille ayant une partie fixe définissant une pluralité de faces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation et une partie rotative ayant une pluralité de faces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation sur ledit élément de fixation, l'étape consistant à exercer une force de rotation sur ladite douille de telle sorte qu'il y a une rotation relative entre lesdites parties fixe et rotative à des fins d'ajustement d'un espace de réception d'élément de fixation défini par lesdites faces de mise en prise d'élément de fixation.
- Procédé de desserrage d'un élément de fixation selon la revendication 14, comprenant l'étape consistant à retenir ladite partie rotative afin d'entraîner ladite rotation relative.
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